truss rod

[HalfPlayer]

I was wondering how hard is it to break your truss rod

 

[David Jayne]

If you have average strength, you can do it fairly easily. Why?

 

[ridethespiral]

It will certainly fight back before it breaks. If it's fighting back, STOP!

Also when tightening the truss rod, I like to loosen the strings and put the bass on the ground between my legs holding the body with my feet and use my knee as a fulcrum while pushing on the headstock. This will allow you to tighten the trussrod without the trussrod doing the actual work.

 

[HalfPlayer]

If you have average strength, you can do it fairly easily. Why?

Not that I want to break it but I am going to be adjusting it for the first time and I want to be careful

 

[Lo-E]

If you're nervous about it, loosen it by a quarter-turn first. That will give you a feel for how much friction you should feel. When you tighten it back up a bit, if you feel considerably more tension that that, stop.

 

[202dy]

If it squeaks, stop. That is the same sound (different pitch) that tightening a lug nut makes when changing a tire. If that sound is unfamiliar, it might be best to take the instrument to a professional and ask them to do it while you watch.

 

[Hopkins]

If this is your first time doing it, I would back the nut completely out and lubricate it with some graphite. Lock cylinder lubricant works very well.

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[ridethespiral]

You can't remove the nut from a two-way action trussrod, just something to keep i mind